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CRITERIA AND INDICATORS FOR SUSTAINABLE FOREST
MANAGEMENT:
OVERVIEW OF PROGRESS AND ISSUES
Scene Setting Paper
2 Status of implementation of
criteria and indicator related recommendations made at international
fora
2.1 IPF/IFF/UNFF
2.2 Convention on Biological Diversity
3 Status of Implementation by
International Criteria and Indicator Processes
3.1 Overview
3.2 MCPFE
3.3 Montreal Process
3.4 ITTO
3.5 Tarapoto Proposal
3.6 Lepaterique Process of Central America
3.7 African Timber Organization
3.8 Dry-Zone Africa Process
3.9 Near East Process
3.10 Regional Initiative of Dry Forest Asia
4 Comparison of
criteria and indicators under major processes
4.1 Level of application
4.2 Hierarchical structure
4.3 Contents of national-level criteria
4.4 Development process
4.5 Definitions
5 Criteria and indicators as tools of national forest policy
6 Criteria and indicators at
forest management unit level
6.1 Need for criteria and indicators at Forest Management Unit level
6.2 Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
6.3 ITTO
6.4 Development of local-level indicators
6.5 Forest certification and C&I for SFM
7 Challenges and opportunities for criteria and indicators
Annex 1
Criteria and indicators related
provision in the final reports of IPF and IFF
Annex 2
Summary of major events under the criteria and indicator processes
Annex 3
Comparison of national-level criteria of the regional criteria and indicator processes
Annex 4
Status of development of national or sub-national
criteria and indicators
STRENGTHENING THE ELABORATION AND APPLICATION OF
CRITERIA AND INDICATORS FOR SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT
BACKGROUND PAPER No.
1
2. USES/INTER-RELATIONSHIPS OF NATIONAL-LEVEL CRITERIA AND SUB-NATIONAL INDICATORS
4. IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL-LEVEL C&I
PROMOTING POLITICAL COMMITMENT FOR THE USE OF
CRITERIA AND INDICATORS AS TOOLS FOR SUSTAINABLE FOREST
MANAGEMENT
BACKGROUND PAPER
No. 2
3. FACTORS THAT CAN STRENGTHEN AND FACILITATE POLITICAL COMMITMENT AT DIFFERENT LEVELS
4. INTEGRATING MORE COUNTRIES AND REGIONS TO CRITERIA AND INDICATORS
STRENGTHENING INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY AND
STAKEHOLDER PARTNERSHIPS FOR IMPLEMENTING CRITERIA AND INDICATORS AND
FACILITATING THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION BETWEEN ALL STAKEHOLDERS
BACKGROUND PAPER No.
3
2. OVERVIEW OF C&I PROCESSES AND APPROACHES
3. LEGAL AND REGULATORY BASIS FOR C&I IMPLEMENTATION
5. INSTITUTIONAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR C&I IMPLEMENTATION
10. CONCLUSIONS AND WAY FORWARD
KEY ISSUES IN THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF
INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVES ON FOREST-RELATED CRITERIA AND INDICATORS FOR
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
BACKGROUND PAPER No. 4
2 FOREST-RELATED C&I FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
3 CO-ORDINATION AND COLLABORATION BETWEEN FOREST RELATED C&I INITIATIVES
4 MONITORING, ASSESSMENT AND REPORTING TO INTERNATIONAL FORA
5 GLOBAL APPROACHES TO C&I FOR SFM
